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Take monthly with water September 2014 17
LEE
sails
Ph: (02) 9957 5123
Unit 4/1 Bradly Ave, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
www.hydralignprop.com
Marine Fabrications
Commercial & Domestic
Design & repair in ALL
materials
Welding in ALL metals
Custom Fabrications
All racing and cruising
sails and repairs
Established 1971
Waterfront Location
Australian made
Unit 14/1 Bradly Ave, Kirribilli
Sydney, NSW 2061
Ph: 9925 0722 Fax: 9925 0082
office@leesails.com.au
FEATHERING
PROPELLERS
Locally made for sailing yachts
Manufactured by:
computer years Badham relied on raw data
provided by tens of thousands of co-opted
observers around the world and funnelled
through the International Exchange of
Weather Information. He installed a
Teletype machine that chattered away in
the back room of his home.
“ The late seventies were my galley
years,” he says, “when I was chained to
my desk.”
Then he received a call from Ted
Thomas, who was the CEO at the Seven
Network. Ted said: “we’ve decided to
sponsor a young skiff sailor in the eighteen
footers. We’d like you to keep an eye on
the weather for him and give him some
advice on race days.”
The young fellow turned out to be
Iain Murray.
“ The eighteens had four rigs to choose
from,” Roger recalls, “and having the right
gear on race day often made the difference
between winning and losing. In those
pre-mobile phone days Iain used to call
me from a public telephone box. I’d call
the weather as I saw it and he would act
on my advice. Although the boats had to
be out on the course by about 2pm, Iain
could switch rigs in a few minutes so he
was often able to delay revealing his choice
until the other boats had left the beach.”
Badham’s advice played a role in every
one of Colour Seven’s major title wins. It’s a
service he continues to provide for Seve
Dr Badham with the other love of his life, the magnificent small-leaved fig which stands
next to his home.
Roger Badham’s 124-year-old gaff cutter Brigand (built by Fred Potts) has a long and
healthy pedigree from Lake Alexandrina, SA. Launched at Milang on the Lake on Nov 29
1890. It is interesting that a man who has spent his entire life squeezing fractions of knots
out of the ultimate racing machines should choose to have an 1890 vintage gaff cutter as
his own boat.